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"The Queen of Spades" is the best known and probably the best of all Russian short stories. It confronts the great riches of a few and the impoverishment of the many in the form of the assistant to the fabulously rich and old Countess; Hermann, who seeks great wealth through any means; and the countess's knowledge of how to win one's fortune on three cards. The denouement is worthy of being considered one of the finest in literature.

Strappata al presente da un furioso tifone, Isla MacKenzie si risveglia in un'epoca che non le appartiene: il Giappone del 1877, alla vigilia della ribellione di Satsuma, l'ultima battaglia dei samurai contro un mondo in trasformazione. Catapultata in una realtà di antichi codici d'onore, legami di sangue e segreti sepolti dal tempo, Isla trova una guida nel misterioso samurai Keiichiro Maeda. Tra loro nasce un legame profondo, un'ancora nel mare incerto di un futuro che non appartiene a nessuno dei due. Ma l'amore ha un prezzo.

Under the veil of one of the oldest and most tragic myths known to humankind, a king is born. Magnus King, the son of a well-born Englishwoman, continues his family's aristocratic legacy on the frontier of the American West until the night a deadly shooting changes everything. Young Earl Ransom, a man found long ago on the Cheyenne prairie with no memory of his past or of how his destiny is linked to that of Magnus King, finds his way through a tale as old and tragic as the Greek myth of Oedipus.

Andre Chin (King of Spades) knows the rules of the game and believes he has everything under control. Porsha, his fiancée, has legally transformed Chin’s illegal business into a legitimate empire, but she soon has plans of her own. Tony Moreno, his partner, keeps a deadly watch as the sins of Chin’s past suddenly threaten the success of their future.

Una famiglia potente. L'ombra della guerra. Dalle roventi dune del Kalahari alle miniere di diamanti, dai cieli azzurri di Cape Town ai fasti di Berlino, uno dei romanzi più affascinanti di Wilbur Smith, in una nuova traduzione. Centaine de Thiry Courtney ne ha passate tante in tutta la sua vita, ma non ha mai smesso di combattere e ha trasformato ogni ostacolo in una sfida da vincere. E ci è riuscita. È diventata ricca e potente, possiede una delle miniere di diamanti più redditizie di tutto il Sudafrica e sogna per suo figlio Shasa, erede del suo impero, un futuro grandioso.

Odio e amore, colpi di fortuna e giochi di potere. Due famiglie in balia di un destino che non dà loro tregua. Ottobre 1964. Le strade dei Clifton e dei Barrington corrono parallele, segnate da colpi di fortuna, disavventure e scherzi del destino. Quando il nuovo piroscafo della Compagnia di navigazione Buckingham diventa bersaglio di un attentato dell'IRA, Emma Clifton deve vedersela con i membri del consiglio d'amministrazione che vorrebbero le sue dimissioni, prima fra tutte la perfida Virginia Fenwick.

Geralt di Rivia è uno strigo, un assassino di mostri. Ed è il migliore: solo lui può sopraffare un basilisco, sopravvivere a un incontro con una sirena, sgominare un'orda di goblin o portare un messaggio alla regina delle driadi, fiere guerriere dei boschi che uccidono chiunque si avventuri nel loro territorio... Geralt però non è un mercenario senza scrupoli, disposto a compiere qualsiasi atrocità dietro adeguato compenso: al pari dei cavalieri, ha un codice da rispettare.

Garcilaso de la Vega, detto El Inca, il primo vero storico della conquista del Nuovo Mondo, il primo a fermare sulla carta la memoria dei vinti negli anni stessi in cui i conquistadores la dissipavano, era figlio naturale di un capitano spagnolo e di una principessa inca di Cozco, nel Perù. Il suo raro destino volle che, appena adulto lui, iniziato il cursus honorum di uomo di lettere e di chiesa nella Spagna di fine Cinquecento, già scomparisse la cultura complessa e forte nella quale era nato e da cui bambino, la sua mente aveva fissato i primi quadri indimenticabili dell'esperienza.

Returning home a hero, TOPGUN pilot Colt Bancroft is called on to resurrect a Vietnam-era light attack squadron. Once soaring high, he finds himself on the dark side of special operations in a conflict he never saw coming. At its front lines, NCIS Special Agent Emmy Punky King is confronted with the timeless question—is the enemy of her enemy her friend? As Colt and his band of Navy SEALs bring the Black Ponies of VAL-4 to the fight, Punky navigates the murky waters of international espionage and an uneasy alliance with a former adversary to uncover a new threat.

The Marquess of Bromton has just learned that he's a bastard. Feeling his honor is at stake, he attempts to bestow his estate upon a rightful heir by manipulating a high-stakes card game. But the winner demands more than Bromton bargained for-a marriage...to his spinster sister. Lady Katherine may be the least marriageable lady in all of England, but a child of their union would be a rightful heir....

Nate Gentry has been a rock for his two younger brothers since the day their mom walked out and left them with their abusive father. Now that they've grown up, he's watched Alex and Court fall in love and settle down. But Nate isn't made for romance. He keeps his relationships casual. And getting casual with his partner is a fantasy he can't shake...

Terra Santa, le Crociate. Il racconto si snoda fra Gerusalemme ed Acri e ne è protagonista Bertrand, cavaliere templare incaricato di investigare su dei misteriosi omicidi che sembrano opera di un giustiziere, ma che rivelano una mano da professionista: forse un adepto della setta musulmana degli Assassini.

Alexander Pushkin's greatest short story. Hermann, a young German officer serving in the Engineers regiment, is obsessed by gambling, although he never indulges in it himself. One night he hears a tale about how a wealthy 87-year-old Countess in St. Petersburg once learned the secret of how to win on three cards from the Duc d'Orleans. He becomes obsessed with learning the secret himself. In pursuit of this aim, he becomes enamoured of the Countess' companion, the beautiful Lizaveta.

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The Queen of Spades stands at the peak of Pushkin's achievement in prose writing. The story was popular with the general reading public at the time, particularly for its striking plot. The story opens with a number of young officers conversing after a card game. One of them, Narumov, wonders why his grandmother, who possesses the secret of winning at the game of faro, never plays. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

This detective series follows a private investigator as he solves crimes with a mix of toughness and humor, often getting entangled in complex cases. The narratives are engaging and fast-paced.

This detective series follows a private investigator as he solves crimes with a mix of toughness and humor, often getting entangled in complex cases. The narratives are engaging and fast-paced.

This detective series follows a private investigator as he solves crimes with a mix of toughness and humor, often getting entangled in complex cases. The narratives are engaging and fast-paced.

What would you trade for the secret to unimaginable fortune? In Alexander Pushkin's The Queen of Spades, an ambitious young officer becomes entangled in a web of greed, mystery, and the supernatural, all centered around the fateful queen of spades. Set in the glittering salons and shadowy streets of St. Petersburg, this story unravels with a mix of elegance and unease. Pushkin's sharp storytelling brings to life characters who are as unpredictable as the hands they're dealt—where ambition collides with madness, and destiny plays its cruelest game.

This detective series follows a private investigator as he solves crimes with a mix of toughness and humor, often getting entangled in complex cases. The narratives are engaging and fast-paced.